PHILADELPHIA, September 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Bono and DATA Receive US$100,000 for HIV & Poverty in Africa

The National Constitution Center, in partnership with the Greater
Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation and WPVI-TV, will webcast the 2007
Liberty Medal ceremony live on http://www.libertymedal.org, making the event
available to a worldwide audience for the first time. The 2007 Liberty Medal
will be awarded jointly to Bono, U2 lead singer and activist, and DATA (Debt,
AIDS, Trade, Africa), the advocacy organization he co-founded to combat
poverty and disease in Africa, on Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. 
EDT at the National Constitution Center in Historic Philadelphia.

"We are thrilled to provide global access to the 2007 Liberty Medal
ceremony," says National Constitution Center President and CEO Joseph M.
Torsella. "This year's recipients serve as inspirational examples of the
power of citizens to elevate important issues to the world stage. The global
reach of this webcast allows us to generate greater awareness of Bono's and
DATA's exceptional contributions, and to support those that strive to ensure
'the blessings of liberty' throughout the world."

The webcast will feature a special introduction by National Constitution
Center Chairman, President George H.W. Bush. The live webcast will be
streamed on http://www.libertymedal.org beginning at 7:00 p.m. EDT; a 
condensed version of the ceremony will be available later that night on
http://www.constitutioncenter.org and http://www.gophila.com/libertymedal,
and will be available for viewing through October. Locally, the ceremony will
also be broadcast live on WPVI-TV, 6abc at 7:00 p.m. EDT. In order to 
increase the international recognition of the Liberty Medal, the National
Constitution Center, the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation,
and WPVI-TV are dedicating marketing resources such as advertising, 
communications, and web and social media tactics.

The prestigious Liberty Medal, and its accompanying US$100,000 prize,
will recognize Bono and DATA's groundbreaking work in raising awareness about
and spurring a global response to the crisis of AIDS and extreme poverty in
Africa.

Established in 1988 by We the People 2000 to commemorate the bicentennial
of the U.S. Constitution, the Liberty Medal annually honors an individual or
an organization from anywhere in the world that has "demonstrated leadership
and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from
oppression, ignorance or deprivation." Since 2006, the National Constitution
Center has administered the Liberty Medal, which includes the annual
presentation of the award and a host of supplemental programs and activities
designed to extend the Medal's reach throughout the year.

The National Constitution Center, located at 525 Arch St. on
Philadelphia's Independence Mall, is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit
organization dedicated to increasing public understanding of the U.S.
Constitution and the ideas and values it represents. The Center serves as a
museum, an education center, and a forum for debate on constitutional issues.
The museum dramatically tells the story of the Constitution from
Revolutionary times to the present through more than 100 interactive,
multimedia exhibits, film, photographs, text, sculpture and artifacts, and
features a powerful, award-winning theatrical performance, "Freedom Rising".
The Center also houses the Annenberg Center for Education and Outreach, which
serves as the hub for national constitutional education. For more
information, call +1-215-409-6700 or visit http://www.constitutioncenter.org.

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